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soil [sɔɪl]1 noun∎ to work the soil travailler la terre(b) (type of earth) terre f, sol m;∎ good farming soil de la bonne terre agricole;∎ sandy/clay soils sols mpl sablonneux/argileux, terres fpl sablonneuses/argileuses∎ his native soil sa terre natale;∎ on Irish soil sur le sol irlandais(a) (dirty → clothes, linen, paper) salir, souiller;∎ she refused to soil her hands with such work elle a refusé de se salir les mains avec ce genre de travail(clothes, material) se salir;∎ these covers soil easily ces housses sont salissantes►► the Soil Association = organisation britannique de normalisation des produits issus de l'agriculture biologique;soil erosion érosion f du sol;Geography soil horizon horizon m;soil pipe tuyau m de chute unique;Geography soil profile profil m de sol, profil m pédologique;soil science science f du sol -
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native ['neɪtɪv]1 noun∎ I'm a native of Portland je suis originaire de Portland, je suis né à Portland;∎ she's a native of Belgium elle est belge de naissance, elle est née en Belgique;∎ she speaks English like a native elle parle anglais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle ou comme les Anglais;(c) Botany (plant) plante f indigène; Zoology (animal) animal m indigène; (species) espèce f indigène;∎ this plant/animal is a native of southern Europe c'est une plante/un animal indigène au sud de l'Europe∎ our native soil or clay notre sol natal;∎ his native London Londres, sa ville natale;∎ he always writes in his native Russian il écrit toujours en russe, sa langue maternelle(b) (by birth) natif(c) (indigenous → resources) du pays; (→ tribe, customs, labour) indigène; (→ costume) du pays, national;∎ to go native adopter les us et coutumes locaux(d) (innate → ability, attraction) inné, naturel∎ native to India originaire de l'Inde►► Native American Indien(enne) m,f d'Amérique, Amérindien(enne) m,f;Native Australian aborigène mf;Australian native bear koala m;native Indians Indiens mpl de naissance ou de souche;native land pays m natal;native son enfant m du pays;∎ Portland honours its native sons Portland rend hommage à ses enfants;Linguistics native speaker locuteur(trice) m,f natif(ive);∎ a native speaker of Polish, a Polish native speaker une personne de langue maternelle polonaise;∎ a native speaker of French/German, a French/German native speaker un francophone/germanophone, une personne de langue maternelle française/allemande;∎ I'm not a native speaker ce n'est pas ma langue maternelle;native wit esprit m naturel -
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native soil — index home (place of origin) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
native soil — noun a) The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be ones true homeland. [T]hey were peculiarly honored by the unexpected presence in their midst of that famous son of the South, Colonel Starbottle, who had… … Wiktionary
Native Soil Painting — (Xiangtu ziranzhuyi huihua) Native Soil Painting is an artistic current that emerged in the early 1980s and focused on the depiction of the countryside and national ethnic minorities. It was initiated by young artists, who had been ‘sent down’ to … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
On Native Soil — On Native Soil: the documentary of the 9/11 Commission report is a 2005 documentary by Linda Ellman narrated by Kevin Costner and Hilary Swank. The movie analyzes the efforts by the families of 9/11 victims to create the 9/11 commission and what… … Wikipedia
someone's native soil — someone’s native soil literary phrase the country in which someone was born Thesaurus: place where someone comes fromsynonym words for people according to the part of the world they come fromhyponym Main entry: soil … Useful english dictionary
Soil — Soil, n. [OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. Cf. {Saloon}, {Soil} a miry place, {Sole} of the foot.] 1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soil pipe — Soil Soil, n. [OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. Cf. {Saloon}, {Soil} a miry place, {Sole} of the foot.] 1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soil — soil1 [soil] n. [ME soile < Anglo Fr soil, for OFr suel < L solum, floor, ground, soil] 1. the surface layer of earth, supporting plant life 2. any place for growth or development 3. land; country; territory [native soil] 4. ground or earth … English World dictionary
native land — [n] homeland fatherland, God’s country, home, mother country, motherland, native soil, the old country*; concepts 510,515 … New thesaurus
soil — soil1 W2 [sɔıl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: piece of ground , from Latin solium seat ; influenced by Latin solum ground, soil ] 1.) [U and C] the top layer of the earth in which plants grow = ↑earth ▪ The soi … Dictionary of contemporary English
soil — I UK [sɔɪl] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms soil : singular soil plural soils *** 1) the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow She scraped away some soil and grasped the top of the root. The dry rocky soil is… … English dictionary